"Not much, just about $76,000." Michael responded offhandedly.

But when he was met by silence, Michael looked towards the old man, only to realize that the old man was shocked.

When he realized that Michael was looking at him, the old man stammered, "That... That much? Why did you spend so much money just for furnishing the houses?"

The old man could feel his heart bleeding. Such a huge amount of money, if he was given, how many things would he have been able to do with that money?

He, who had been used to spending a few hundred dollars every month to support the orphanage, was quite unwilling to see the money being spent like this.

If it was possible, he wished to reverse the time, so that he could prevent Michael from spending so much money.

Michael on the other hand could only squeeze out a forced smile on his face.

When he responded to the old man, he really wasn't thinking much. And, to the current him, the amount of money that he had spent was actually not that much.

If compared to the SP that he currently had, it was just a drop in the bucket. And more than that, he could continue earning SP, implying that he would have even more money in the future.

Well, he had kind of gotten used to spending so much money after staying in the presidential suite for a few weeks in Drenn city.

In turn, his mentality had changed. Well, he was previously a rich kid. Though not very rich, but his family had some money.

As compared to the frugal life that he had been living for the past 4 years, the time that his parents were still alive could be said to have been extravagant.

"Ha! Okay, but kid, let me tell you. You have to be careful with how you spend the money.

Don't spend too much on luxuries and comfort. It is better to invest the money, and then use part of the profit that you will be gaining, in order to enjoy yourself.

If you end up using all the money that you have here, in just a little while, you will end up with nothing.

Even if you still have more money than what you have shown me, but you have to learn how to manage your funds. Don't use them recklessly." The old man sighed as he advised Michael.

"I get it. Don't worry, I am not a spendthrift. Spending here was quite necessary, as after all, this is going to be your home for the next 1 year." Michael responded as he awkwardly scratched his head.

The old man nodded. But then again, he seemed to have realized something and asked, "You are not staying here?"

"Yeah. I'm going to find somewhere else to stay. There is something that I need to do, which will be quite inconvenient to do here. But don't worry, it is nothing illegal." Michael responded.

He had already thought about it. If he stayed here, who could tell if some kid would barge into his room when he had not locked the door?

And, what would happen if, by coincidence, the time that the kid barges in, was the time that Michael would have bought something from the system store?

If the kid ended up seeing something like that, Michael could not imagine what would happen next.

The issue of him possessing the system was something that he was not willing to reveal to anyone. So, he found it inconvenient to stay here.

"Okay then. We will not restrict you. But please, I hope that you are telling the truth, and not getting yourself involved in those shady things.

It is better to earn a little money in an honest way, rather than earning a huge amount of money by harming others.

This kind of money, you can never enjoy it in peace. After all, you might spend all your time worried about how you might be arrested in the next minute."

"I understand. But be assured, I, Michael Santos, have never done anything illegal for my own benefit. Well, apart from dealing with the shadow assembly gang." Michael responded.

His words made the old man smile.

"Hehe. Alright, let's go back to the hotel. That old lady has been nagging me, wanting us to go back. And, I'm kind of hungry at the moment, even though we only ate about an hour ago." The old man said as he led the way out of the apartment that they were in.

After locking the doors of the apartment, the two of them left the building.

As soon as they got outside, they stopped. They looked at the nightlife of this city, which was completely different from Drenn city.

In Drenn city, by now, many people would have already returned to their houses. But looking at the streets that were still full of people, Michael felt relieved.

At the same time, he was happy with the presence of the system. While the aim of the system was something that he did not know, but in the end, it had helped him.

Without the system, he would still be working for Dante, as a small-time 'fake' accountant.

The two of them then took a taxi back to Crown Hotel. When they got there, they realized that apart from the children, the others were still awake, waiting for them.

Michael ordered for the food, and the two of them ate. As for the others, they had already ate, with Michael completing the payment after receiving a call when they were busy with the apartments.

After the meal, Michael went to his room in the hotel. The room that he occupied was not shared with anyone else.

Despite an entire day of activity, Michael was not that tired. So, after freshening up, he continued reading. After all, he had to hunt for the SP.

He read until slightly past midnight, before he finally slept.

After an eventless night, Michael woke up. He met up with the rest of the group, before they had breakfast in the hotel, then departed.

They took several taxis to Kala street, where the apartments were located.

As soon as the group entered the apartments, they were all amazed. None of them had actually thought that they would be staying in such a luxurious place.

In their lives, this was the first time that they were going to stay in such a place. They were all excited about this, and some of them began looking at Michael, wondering just how much he had spent on this.

In the group of seven ladies, two of them began looking at Michael, with a faint blush on their faces. But, they were only covertly looking at him, shy to be noticed by him.

After everyone was distributed into the five apartments, with the children staying with someone older to monitor them, Michael decided to leave.

"I will go to look for another place to stay. But apart from that, I will be looking for the business. By tomorrow, we should have a business. So, you can prepare them, those that can help out.

As for the issue of school and so on, I will find someone to help us with that." Michael said to John before he departed.

Before leaving, he had left the old man with a total of $20,000. That amount should be enough for them to be able to deal with some things, such as buying several pairs of clothes and groceries.

The wardrobes in the bedrooms of the apartments were completely empty, and would need to be filled soon.

While the amount was not enough to be able to fill the wardrobes completely, but at least, there should be a few pairs of clothes for each person.

As soon as he left, he immediately took a taxi, before heading straight to another street, Muti street that was quite a distance away from Kala street.

He found an agency that was located in that street, before he rented a two-bedroom apartment. As for the price, it was $1,650 per month.

Michael paid for 3 months, spending a total of $4,950. Ask for why he did not pay for an entire year, that was just in case he needed to move to another place.

'Now, I have no choice but to start making my own meals. It is quite troublesome, but I will have to get used to this.' Michael thought as he helplessly sighed.

He had kind of gotten used to the life at the hotel, where his meals were always delivered on time.

But it seemed, for now, he would have to get used to using his chef skills. Otherwise, he would have to go to a restaurant or a hotel close by, in order to be able to get his meals.

But he felt that it was a little more troublesome, and not worth it. It would be better for him to use the skill that he had learned, rather than spending money outside.

'I guess, after the driving skill, I will have to advance my chef skills as well. This way, I can at least have decent meals.' Michael thought.

Currently his chef skills were only at the beginner level. The food that he could make was not comparable to the ones that he had been eating recently, especially from Crown Hotel.

With his taste buds already getting used to such exquisite dishes, how could he get used to eating ordinary food again?

But then suddenly, Michael thought of something. In the system store's Electronics and Appliances category, was it possible for him to be able to find a robot that could handle his meals?

As soon as he thought about it, he quickly accessed the Electronics and Appliances category, before he began filtering.

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